A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, ‘Why was I born?’ Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every day.
AJAHN CHAHLook at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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